Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-31

A resent talexram fFom shoskons,
Idaho, Tslasina 10 Q psQpossd effort 10
secure the admission Of Idaho into the
Union, states that Senator Stewards
scheme fos The annexation Of Nevada
10 Idaho has entirely collapsed. II nay
ks doabted II this b strictly tEne. for
EenatoE 6sswaEt 10 80 enthusiastio BE-
IisvsE IN bis ovn plan and s. lsss 50
oounts VS. dsterminea 10 push u IS
vigorously e. possible. He had faith,
also, IN its success and IL Is exceedingly
doabteuI whether be coneurs In the an
noanosment that II has collapsed.
II TIE plan for the union Of Idaho
ana Nevnda hss collapsed. however,
II 10 q great pity. II had much TO
reeommsGaa u, ana thssa YEAS htais tAaA
could Be- said In opposition 10 Il. That
Nevada, as the stats nov exists, has no
place in the Union. everybody b wiling
10 admit. The population Of the Stale
would scarcely be sufficient 70 entitle u
10 representation In the Legislature II 4
we're . portion Of one Of the older
states. Washington Territory has
several times the population Of Nevada,
ana there IL scarcely one Of the Term
tories which has not . greater popula-
tloa Than this weak member Of the
sisleFhood Of States.
The population Of Nevada IL nos in
orsasipg. On the contrary, it has long
been decreasing. and there 10 no imme
date prospect OF an Improvement In the
situation. u Is possible, Of course. thai
ct sams time In the fntuFe the latent e.
FioultuEaI and grazing resources Of the
State may be developed, and that It vii
once more have population enough tG
fairly entitls ID TO Q place in the Union
For the present and for many years Il
come, however, Nevada ID decidedly on
Of place among the States. Il is no
only absurd bat II is unjust that !
should have 3 representative IN th'
United States Senate equal to that o
New York, Pennsylvania or Ohio. II
people are able 10 WELD an amour
OF political power entirely ous Of pro.
portion to tneiE number. and not at al
benehsiAl 10 themselves. It's politics
are nstoriously cOFFupt, and il Is i'm
po8sibls that under such circumstances
they sboold be 0thersiss. It's pFessnc
, in the Union IL accordingly both uniaa
and injurious 10 eli concerned.
sin, Nevada u in the Uni1E, and
there exists no constitutional method o
getting IL out. The trainers Of the Con
suit ution. thoueh they realized that
; would be desirAble for new States :
SONS into ths Union, never seemed 3
ssaliss thst u might 81 sOmetine b d
to the UnlOn Is marriage from whiOs
there is no divorces. The State once Cd
mitted is admitted for all time, and
the population Of Nevada shosld con
tinue 10 shrink until u numbered les
than q thousand. they would still Be le
gally entitled 10 their representation q
TIE senate and In the House OF Repre-
ssntstives.
The only feasible plan for improving
the condition Of Nevada In this respec
Ia that suggested by Senator stewart
THIS is 20 unite Southern Idaho am
Nevada, allowing North Idaho 10 be
come part Of Washington Territory
which 10 would already have been bu
for President Olevslsnd's failure 10 sieI
the bill providing for The change. Til
wOuld add 10 Nevada vast country ant
would inorsass iss population TO some
thing over one hundred thousand
Nevada % thus enlarged would b,
fairly eatitled to Us place in the Union
and % Il difficult TO see that anybody
voOid b injured BY the change. Tbs
people Of S0alheEn Idaho certainly
wOnld act, for lhey would seeare lhe
rights Of American citizens much mose
eAslly an5 quickly than they viii b.
able TO sScare them In any other way
TIE balance Ct political power would
be 10 their hands rather than In thoss
o. the Old Stale Of Nevada, and Tie
entire operation Would be equivalent d
the admission Of Idaho into the Unlor
With enlARasd boundaries.
There is no other practicable plan fos
snlarRina the boundaries Of Nevada,
aud there Is certainly no way 10 foses
The State cat Of the Union. SsnAtol
Stewart proposed what appears ts b,
the only possible solution Of the diih
oally, and In spite OF the faea that Ii,
ldaho p0litieians have announced thal
bis movement has fallen through, IL 4
10 Be hoped that is will recommend
itsslf 10 Congress. There Is M sand
reason WY either the people Of Nsvadl
or thoss Of s0uthern Idaho shoult
shisos 10 %, and there are esrsAinl,
uany reasons Why il should meet q,
entire aVprOvai Of the people Of tn
country a. large.